The Vancouver Canucks announced Wednesday that Yogi Švejkovský will be their new assistant coach, while Daniel and Henrik Sedin will be more involved in coaching.
A week ago, the Vancouver Canucks parted ways with assistant coach Mike Yeo. He's already been hired as an assistant coach by the Ottawa Senators, joining a couple of other former Canucks coaches: head coach Travis Green and defence coach Nolan Baumgartner. Yeo's departure left an opening on the Canucks' coaching staff for an assistant coach and it didn't take them long to fill the position.
"Including the Sedins more in our day-to-day coaching duties will be hugely beneficial to our group both on and off the ice," said Allvin. "Both Daniel and Henrik bring a very unique perspective and competitive mindset to our staff.” Švejkovský is well regarded in the Canucks organization as a skills coach, helping their players and prospects hone the techniques that could give them an edge on the ice. That means not only one-on-one coaching but also designing team-wide drills to help players develop skills like puckhandling, passing, and puck protection, but also more subtle skills like vision, deception, and optimal skating routes.
Švejkovský joined the Canucks organization in 2021, starting with the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL, then joining the NHL squad as the team's skills coach in 2022. Clearly, Švejkovský has put in the work to get himself to this point in his career, grinding his way up from the minors and academy hockey to a significant role on an NHL team.
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